...nothing on earth can stop man from feeling himself born for liberty. Never, whatever may happen, can he accept servitude; for he is a thinking creature.

Love of God is pure when joy and suffering inspire an equal degree of gratitude.

Power ... is the supreme end for all those who have not understood.

It is only the impossible that is possible for God. He has given over the possible to the mechanics of matter and the autonomy of his creatures.

The sea is not less beautiful in our eyes because we know that sometimes ships are wrecked by it.

The extreme greatness of Christianity lies in the fact that it does not seek a supernatural remedy for suffering but a supernatural use for it.

Education-whether its object be children or adults, individuals or an entire people-consists in creating motives.